- Written by
- Brigadier General Young, Charles, American, 1864 - 1922
- Received by
- Price, Oscar W., American, 1893 - 1970
- Date
- August 14, 1918
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W: 10 3/4 x 7 5/16 in. (27.3 x 18.6 cm)
- Description
- A typewritten letter printed in black ink on yellowed paper. At the top is [Wilberforce, Ohio, Aug. 14, 1918]. The letter is addressed to [Sergt. Oscar W. Price] at Camp Hancock, Georgia and signed [Chas. Young]. The letter concerns Young's decision not to give Price a recommendation, writing [You have the stuff in you and don't stand in need of any recommendatory letters]. Young also notes that he has enclosed an itinerary (2010.39.3) of his trip to Washington, DC, to lobby for his reinstatement to active duty.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcription Available
- Place made
- Wilberforce, Greene County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Manuscripts
- Type
- letters (correspondence)
- Topic
- Correspondence
- Men
- Military
- Race discrimination
- Resistance
- World War I
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.39.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




